. Review of reviews and world's work. n under presentlegislation to prevent and punish the grantingof railroad rebates and other forms of discrim-ination, and the railroads themselves are nowmanifesting a wholly unwonted zeal in trying toreform their own methods and cease from law-breaking practices. Thus, the great discussionof evils in railway methods that President Roose-velt more than any one else has brought aboutis already having very salutary results in antici-pation of new enactments. The railroads them-selves will be much better off when the businessof common carriers is rid of its wo
. Review of reviews and world's work. n under presentlegislation to prevent and punish the grantingof railroad rebates and other forms of discrim-ination, and the railroads themselves are nowmanifesting a wholly unwonted zeal in trying toreform their own methods and cease from law-breaking practices. Thus, the great discussionof evils in railway methods that President Roose-velt more than any one else has brought aboutis already having very salutary results in antici-pation of new enactments. The railroads them-selves will be much better off when the businessof common carriers is rid of its worst abuses. Commercial The Philippine tariff bill, which hadwith the been ably and thoroughly discussed Philippines. Iqj. ^^.q weeks or more, was passedin the House of Representatives on January purpose of the bill is to give the Filipinos thecommercial benefits that ought to go with theirpolitical connection with this country. Underthe terms of this measure their products will beadmitted without the payment of duties, except-. K. LANK, OF SAN KKANCISCO. (Appointed by the President as a member of the InterstateCommerce Commission.) THE PROGRESS OF THE WORLD. 133 ing sugar, tobacco, and rice ; and upon thesethree articles the tariff will be only 25 percent, of that which foreign nations have topay under the present law. The bill as passcnlaccords with the recommendations of PresidentRoosevelt and Secretary Taft. The vote stood258 yeas to 71 nays. The Democrats for themost part supported the bill, on the ground that,in so far as it went, it was to be regarded as astep toward free trade. Those fighting the billwere mostly Republicans, representing opposi-tion on several grounds. Thus, Mr. WilliamAlden Smith, of Michigan, has long been identi-fied witli the view that American beet-sugar in-terests are in danger from favorable treatmentof Cuban and Philippine cane sugar. A gooddeal of the opposition, however, as led by Rep-resentative Babcock, of Wisconsin, an
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